Question

essel contains milk and water in the ratio 5:4. If 27 litres of mixture is removed and the same quantity of water is adde
ture does the vessel contain?
135 litres
160 litres
120 litres
145 litres​

Answer 1

Answer:

In the original mixture, let milk = 5x litres and water = x litres

Then,

x+5

5x

=

2

5

⇒10x=5x+25⇒5x=25⇒x=5

∴ Quantity of milk in original mixture = 25 litres.